Abraham Arön was the son of Emanuel Stern and Henrijetta Alida Frankfort. Vrouwgje Magnus was the daughter of Nathan Magnus and Jetje ten Brink.
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Abraham Arön Sterk was married to Vrouwgje Magnus. The couple had three children, of which their daughter Leny Louise did not survive the war. The family lived at 11a Vondelstraat in Assen. They had a thriving fashion business at 9-11 Marktstraat. In 1942, their business was seized by the Nazis.
Abraham Arön Stern and his wife Vrouwgje Magnus were both ill and spent considerable time in hospitals in Assen and Groningen. In April 1943, they were collected from the hospital and taken to Westerbork. Leny Louise Stern had already been in camp Westerbork from 2 October 1942. She was deported to Sobibor together with her parents.
H. Hamburger and J.C. Regtien, Joodse oorlogsmonumenten in de provincie Drenthe. Profiel (Bedum 1999) 10
The following book was written on the Stern family:
N. van der Oord, Het mankeert ons aan een goed adres. Brieven en getuigenissen uit de jaren 1936-1945, (Kampen 2000)
In addition, a Jokos file (number 32297) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.
This family is commemorated on a memorial in Assen. More information on this memorial can be found (in Dutch) on the website of the Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei.